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The Macao Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau has launched the 22^nd issue of Books and the City, which is now available to the public. Themed on “Building Physical Strength through Reading”, this issue recommends a series of books to readers about building physical and mental health, giving voice to several specialists to reveal the various secrets hidden in the “House of Gold”.
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【Classes of Primary 1 to 3 resume from 1st June】Matters of attention for class resumption
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The Consumer Council conducted a survey on the habit and hygiene awareness of consumers on using different kinds of chopping boards. Result shows that consumers mainly use chopping boards made with wood, plastic, and bamboo, a feature on using chopping boards including the pros and cons of the said materials is included in issue 321 Consumer Report.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise import fell by 44.1% year-on-year to MOP3.84 billion in April 2020, of which imports of Gold jewellery, Handbags & wallets and Watches declined by 92.2%, 76.1% and 69.6% respectively. On the other hand, imports of Other textile made-up articles, which comprised mostly face masks, surged by 174.3%. Total merchandise export amounted to MOP716 million, down by 24.8% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP632 million) went down by 25.2%, with that of Watches falling by 63.8%. Meanwhile, value of domestic exports (MOP84 million) dropped by 21.4%, with that of Copper & articles thereof reducing by 16.3%. Merchandise trade deficit in April totalled MOP3.12 billion.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 110 hotels & guesthouses were open for business in April 2020, and number of available guest rooms decreased by 12.3% year-on-year to 34,000. Data on hotels & guesthouses used for medical observation were excluded in the compilation of the following statistics. With a continued decline in number of overnight visitors in April following the tightened quarantine measures for arrivals in late March, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms fell by 78.6 percentage points year-on-year to 12.9%. The rate of 5-star hotels (6.6%) reduced by 85.9 percentage points, while the rates of 2-star hotels (37.4%) and guesthouses (36.3%) dropped by 40.1 percentage points and 28.5 percentage points respectively.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 38^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, dedicated to the category of Chinese and Western Instruments and Vocal Music, will start on 15 August this year. The provisional Competition Schedule is now available on the Macao Young Musicians Competition website (www.icm.gov.mo/cjmm).
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The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) and the Bank of China Macau Branch recently held the second series of Online Workshop for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), titled ‘Online Operations for SMEs and Electronic Payments’. Participants say that the workshop has allowed them to gain a better understanding of digital marketing in Macao, which has in turn boosted their confidence about expanding their businesses on the internet.
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The Joint Graduation Exhibition 2020 – “Revolving” held by the School of Arts of Macao Polytechnic Institute will be launched online starting from May 29th, 2020 on the online platforms of Facebook and Behance. Graduation works from over 80 graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Design and the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art will be shown. With various media and creative forms, the exhibition will demonstrate their outstanding creative achievements throughout the four years of effort and exploration, as well as their enthusiasm and pursuit of art.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today expressed his profound sorrow regarding the death of Dr Stanley Ho Hung Sun and extended his deepest condolences to Dr Ho’s family in their time of grief.
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Nature Communications today (26 May) published a study from the University of Macau (UM) on the development of a biomimetic drug delivery system derived from macrophage-membrane coated reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive nanoparticles, which can effectively treat atherosclerosis without causing toxic side effects. This is also the first study in the field that compares a biomimetic nanomedicine with a live-cell-based drug delivery system in an inflammatory disease model, which can provide guidance for researchers to choose the appropriate formulation in future research.
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